*SET_SHELL

LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordThis keyword defines a set of shells based on a list of shells in various ways.

Format

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*SET_SHELL_{OPTION}
set_ID      
If OPTION = <BLANK>, repeat the following line as needed.
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E_ID1 E_ID2 E_ID3 E_ID4 E_ID5 E_ID6 E_ID7 E_ID8
If OPTION = GENERATE, repeat the following line as needed.
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E_IDB1 E_IDE1 E_IDB2 E_IDE2 E_IDB3 E_IDE3 E_IDB4 E_IDE4
If OPTION = GENERATE_INCREMENT, repeat the following line as needed.
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E_IDB E_IDE INCR          
If OPTION = GENERAL, repeat the following lines for each TYPE used.
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TYPE ID1 ID2 ID3 ID4 ID5 ID6 ID7
  ID8 ID9 ID10 ID11 ID12 etc  
If OPTION = COLUMN, repeat the following lines for each TYPE used.
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E_ID              

Definition

Field Contents SI Unit Example
OPTION
<BLANK> Default
The shells in the set are listed 8 per line until the next keyword.
GENERATE
The shells in the set include all the parts between E_IDB1 – E_IDE1, E_IDB2 – E_IDE2, E_IDB3 – E_IDE3, etc.
GENERATE_INCREMENT
The shells in the set include all the parts between E_IDB1 – E_IDE1 with the increment value INCR.
GENERAL
The shells in the set are defined using the TYPE options defined.
COLUMN
The shells in the set are listed 1 per line until the next keyword.
set_ID Set identifier

(Integer)
E_ID1 -E_ID10 Element IDs, 8 per line

(Integer)
E_IDB1-E_IDB5 First element ID of the range, 4 ranges per line

(Integer)
E_IDE1-E_IDE5 Last element ID of the range, 4 ranges per line

(Integer)
E_IDB First element ID of the range

(Integer)
E_IDE Last element ID of the range

(Integer)
INCR Increment value for the list generation from E_IDB to E_IDE

Default = 1 (Integer)
TYPE
ALL
All shells in the model are added to the set. No entities are listed for this option.
ELEM
The listed shells are added to the set.
DELEM
The listed shells are removed to the set.
PART
The shells from the listed parts are added to the set.
DPART
The shells from the listed parts are removed to the set.
BOX
The shells inside the listed boxes are added to the set.
DBOX
The shells inside the listed boxes are removed from the set.
ID1, ID2, ID3 Entity IDs, 7 per line

(Integer)
E_ID Element ID's

(Integer)

Comments

  1. This keyword maps to /SET/GENERAL.
  2. The adding and removing of elements in *SET_SHELL_GENERAL depends on the order of the TYPE options used.
  3. The option “_TITLE” can be added to the end of this keyword. When “_TITLE” is included, an extra 80 character long line is added after the keyword input line which allows an entity title to be defined.